Tag Archives: Google

by Wilson Dizard at Mondoweiss.net :: Google blames a malfunction for removing the terms “West Bank” and “Gaza Strip” from its map of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. “There has never been a ‘Palestine’ label on Google Maps, however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for ‘West Bank’ and ‘Gaza Strip’. We’re working quickly to bring these labels back to the area,” said a Google spokesperson in an email to Mondoweiss. The bug Google blames for the erasure of the labels set off a wave of outraged Tweets and Facebook posts in the last several days, although the …Continue reading →